Khotan Rugs History

The kingdom of khotan had an abundance of natural resources which led to the cultivation of silk.

Khotan rugs history.

44 640 00 22 320 00 khotan rug hand made from natural wool and organic dyes. Its popularity was due to the combination of asian aesthetics along with western ideas in mind. As unique as its history the rugs being sold by khotan also show a variety in uniqueness. All the rugs demonstrate the transition the kingdom of.

The indigenous population consists of muslim turkic uighurs. From the han dynasty until at least the tang. Khotan hotan is the easternmost of the three old silk road oasis cities with kashgar farthest west and yarkand in the middle.

It is the seat of hotan prefecture. Khotan rugs were once called samarkand rugs after the central asian trading centre. Khotan rug history a space reflects a person s personality desires and traditions. Khotan rugs history.

History depicts your present somehow. Khotan rug floor covering handwoven in or about the ancient city of khotan hotan in the southern uygur autonomous region of xinjiang chinese turkistan. Khotan rugs carpets. These exotic rugs were once specified as samarkands.

Hotan also known as gosthana gaustana godana godaniya khotan hetian hotien is a major oasis town in southwestern xinjiang an autonomous region in western china the city proper of hotan broke off from the larger hotan county to become an administrative area in its own right in august 1984. Khotan rugs were once known as samarkand rugs named after the central asian trading center. Antique khotan rug collection. Of the three antique rugs from kashgar are most influenced by persian rugs with allover.

Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Each piece builds off of one another bouncing ideas back and forth eventually creating a unifying space. Collectively called samarkand rugs woven carpets made by people living in east turkestan oasis towns such as khotan yarkand and kashgar are long somewhat narrow exotic creations offering minimalistic designs realized with glossy wool metallic threads and brocaded silk. It includes an aggregation of several cultures such as turkish indian chinese and persian.

Rugs serve a decorative as well as utilitarian purpose. Today they are part of xinjiang province. Available at rugs more. Today s designs reflect the eclectic nature of our state.